And the forecast this week suggests the wet weather will, at the very least, make an appearance of some kind again on Thursday.

The BCCI curator for the East Zone, Ashish Bhowmick, said the weather would also have a major impact on pitch preparations in the coming days.

"The weather will be a factor," he was quoted as saying by The Telegraph India.

"If it stays overcast and if there is more rain, the wicket will be on the slower side. The ball in that case would come on to the bat at a slower pace for obvious reasons.

"But it is a challenge hosting a match here at this time of the year. We all know how tricky the weather is."

India go 1-0 up after rain-affected ODI opener

Australia's past four one-day internationals - three in the ICC Champions Trophy and Sunday's match in Chennai - have all been affected by rain, with two of them washed out. And their match against New Zealand in Napier in February was abandoned due to a wet outfield.

As had been the case in the UK for the Champions Trophy, where it rained in four of Australia’s five matches (including warm-up games) but only one of their 10 training sessions, the rain in Chennai on Sunday came after more than a week of clear weather on India's south-east coast.